29 Nov 1905
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Newspaper
Sedalia Evening Sentinel
Location
Sedalia, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Nov 29, 1905
Page
1
Former chair of a senate committee on insurance makes admissions during examination. The disclosure raises questions about past actions and potential conflicts of interest within the department.
Ex state senator Charles Mc Clelland testified before the insurance inquiry, admitting receipt of money from Fields the legislative agent but calling it legal fees. The hearing reviewed vouchers and loans tied to New Orleans Traction bonds and a scheme involving the New York Life Insurance company and trustees.
Subscriptions from Sedalia Country Club members exceed 2900 dollars as the drive for a 5000 dollar clubhouse on the links southwest of the city continues. Plans include reception rooms, lockers, baths, culinary space, and a surrounding wide porch for members and spectators. Memorial services for Elks lodge members will be held at Calvary Church next Sunday at 3 pm with a formal program.
Nine men perish as the steamer Mataa fia breaks apart near Split Point with several crew still aboard. Four were seen inside the smoke stack before waves swept them away. Fifteen survivors were rescued by a shore boat, while the Edenberg and George Gould face peril or rescue near the same area.
In memory of the dead the Sedalia Lodge of Elks announces services at Calvary Church on Sunday. Members are invited to attend the observance and honor deceased lodge brothers.
The editor will sit down to one of the finest Thanks giving turkeys in Sedalia tomorrow after receiving a 15 pound bird as a gift from Rev. E. A. Neville of Calvary Episcopal church. The donor is deeply thanked for the generous gesture.
The Young People's Local Union schedules two sunrise prayer meetings at 6 30 a m on Thanksgiving. East side session at Epworth M E Church led by Miss Myrtle Woodward and downtown session at First M E Church led by Mr T J Halsey.
The golf event begins at nine o'clock with medal play and handicap rounds scheduled. Players from local clubs are expected to compete in tomorrow's tournament, showcasing skill and strategy on the greens.
United States Senator Burton of Kansas was sentenced by Judge Van Deventer in St. Louis to six months in Iron County jail and a $2000 fine for counts six and seven of the indictment. The sentence runs concurrently with two terms combined as one after an overruling motion for a new trial. Burton's bond was set at $5000 and a writ of error will be reviewed by the federal Supreme Court. The conviction bars holding any future US government office.
Beginning at 9 a m on Thursday the Country club hosts a medal play handicap golf tournament with two players started every five minutes. Prizes include two cups donated by Charles H Bard. Handicaps range from scratch to 22 for nine holes, aiming for equal chances among all club members.
Kansas City trims half of street repairing and cleaning as revenue from joints falls short after the lid. Mayor Rose enforces retrenchment, cutting police, fire, engineer, sanitary, and pest house staff. Tax relief not available until next year. Educational convention opens with sessions and exhibits as delegates arrive from across the state and nearby regions.
Cincinnati, Nov 29 The Ninth Street Baptist Church marks its 75th anniversary with a four day set of events led by ex pastors Rev Johnston Myers Rev Warren Partridge and Rev Wayland Hoyt. A Thanksgiving service reminiscence meeting and a historical sermon by Rev John Hergert will recount the church history and honor long time members.
The article notes a nationwide cold wave with Missouri ahead of warnings from the weather bureau. Temperatures plunged from around 60 to 17 degrees in 12 hours, causing a rapid shift from mild to severe conditions and a brief early-season blizzard fear with heavy wind.
A twenty five mile wind caused a 50 degree drop in temperature in Kansas City and Western Missouri Nebraska Kansas and the Territories. The Weather Bureau predicts a further fall to about five above zero.
Lynchburg Virginia November 29 The session of the Co operative Educational Commission which opens this afternoon promises unusual interest and considerable importance to the cause of education in the area.
Donations for the city's poor were gathered by students in several schools and loaded onto two wagon loads. Eldred Harrison and George Olendorf supplied wagons to collect and haul goods to Mrs. Hansberger, Board of Charities secretary, for distribution. C A Guen ther donated eight sacks of flour and Fifth Street M E church ladies contributed cloaks from a rummage sale.
Raiders from Wichita and Apache tribes attacked band of pale faces last night leaving injuries reported and tensions rising as conflict intensifies between groups.
The Wichita and Apache tribes of the Improved Order of Red Men held a joint initiation at the Royal Tribe of Joseph hall with 144 new members listed. Only five candidates received degrees, A F Smith, E J Petre, Sam Teubner, Jess Arnett and Jim Ylent, followed by a banquet.
Boston officials announce a large gathering at Faneuil Hall to mark the 240th anniversary of the first Jewish settlement in the United States. Lee M. Friedman leads the committee, with numerous prominent Eastern Jewish leaders attending to deliver addresses on historical and economic significance.
James Capen an electrician and wife welcome a baby boy born at their home 13 East Sixteenth Street. The family joy reflects a new addition to the household and local news.
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